Waking Up Again

My last post, on Xcential hiring, has been on top for long enough, though we're always looking for great people. We now have a terrific new team member, Ian Davey, who worked with Ed Felten at Princeton at the Center for Information Policy. Ian has the mix that we are... [Read More]

From 1789 to #OpenData2013

The First U.S. LawI'm looking forward to the Data Transparency conference today in Washington, DC, organized by +Hudson Hollister. You already know this if you've been following this blog, or my tweets (@arihersh), or have had the good fortune to speak with me about legislative data recently.I will be presenting... [Read More]

Data Transparency 2013: Operation Clean Desk

I've been meaning to organize these papersI have been invited to speak [join a breakout panel on legislation] at the Data Transparency conference (2013) in Washington, D.C. next week. My message will be quite simple so that everyone can then focus on the other, very impressive, speakers: Now is the time... [Read More]

The Most Productive U.S. Congress Ever

It's my birthday today. Maybe that's what makes me optimistic, despite evidence of a catastrophic climate change singularity, politicians and pundits still fiddling with Wiener while the planet burns, an immigration debate where rebuilding the Berlin wall on our border takes precedence over rebuilding our economy. Maybe that's why I... [Read More]